An aircraft was grounded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after an unidentified man mounted the plane on the runway.

The Azman Airline aircraft was at the airport’s holding bay expecting clearance for take-off to Port Harcourt when the incident occurred.

A passenger on the plane raised alarm on social media about how the man ran from the bush to the aircraft with a bag he later dropped inside one of its engine.

“So our flight was taxing on the runway and about taking off when this man shows up running towards the moving aircraft from the bush. 

“The pilot and a few passengers spotted him running towards the aircraft and the pilot immediately slowed down and quickly put off the engine. 

“The guy approaches the plane with gloves and starts walking around and under the aircraft holding a bag which he dropped inside the engine,” the passenger, Otto Orondaam, narrated on his Instagram account (otto_orondaam).

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Guys this is an emmergency o. For 30 minutes we have been stuck at the runway at MMIA by an unidentified man who ran to the aircraft with a bag. Security has not showed up and everyone is panicking. I have so many questions to ask but right now I can't even breathe. Pls share this to all relevant authorities. Dear Nigeria!!!!! Update: He has finally been apprehended and we've all disembarked from the flight. FAAN authorities showed up 23minutes into the scene but were scared to approach him. Security eventually shows up after 37mins. ______ How it happened!! So our flight was taxing on the runway and about taking off when this man shows up running towards the moving aircraft from the bush. The pilot and a few passengers spotted him running towards the aircraft and the pilot immediately slowed down and quickly put off the engine. The guy approaches the plane with gloves and starts walking around and under the aircraft holding a bag which he dropped inside the engine. Thanks to the Pilot of the Azman Airline for quickly observing and taking swift action.. I still have a million and one questions to ask cos anything could have gone wrong! Nigeria will work perfectly someday. This I know. 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

A post shared by Amb. Otto Orondaam (@otto_orondaam) on Jul 19, 2019 at 2:24am PDT